Today's News

Sand Spring hosts special music
The LeFevre Quartet and The Nelons will be in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church, 1616 Harrodsburg Road, Lawrenceburg, on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Love offering will be given. Both musical guests have been on stage at the National Quartet Convention.
The male Journeymen Quartet from Huntington, W.Va., will be in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church, 1616 Harrodsburg Road, Lawrenceburg, on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. Love offering will be given.

Robert and Donna Ferry of Lawrenceburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Allana Ferry of Lawrenceburg, to Matthew Allen Newton, son of Mark and Stacey Newton of Lawrenceburg.
The bride is a 2006 Anderson County High School graduate and received a bachelor of arts in elementary education from Kentucky State University in 2012. She is currently employed by the Anderson County Board of Education as a substitute teacher.

The Anderson County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Anderson Public Library.
This month’s presentation is “Bringing to Life the T. B. Ripy House” and will be given by Monica Stoch of the University of Kentucky.
Those interested in the history of Anderson County are encouraged to attend this free lecture, according to event organizers.

50 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013
Officer John Denton reported an accident at the corner of Court and Waterfill Monday about 3:30 p.m.
A truck driven by Richard Mathew Derringer of Springfield and owned by the Lawrenceburg Ready-Mix Co. was parked while Derringer went into the Model Market. When he came out the truck had rolled into a fireplug, knocking it over. No damage was reported to the plug, but about $20 damage to the truck.

Community
Compassionate Friends announce upcoming meetings
The Compassionate Friends will host meetings for bereavement parents who have lost children of any age.
Meetings are held on the first Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and the third Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the hospice building, 643 Teton Trail in Frankfort.
For more information, contact Kathy Wainscott at 502-517-6289.

Mom2Mom meeting schedule
Mom2Mom, a faith-based group for Lawrenceburg moms and their children, will meet 9-11 a.m. on the following days this year:

Friends of Anderson Public Library, a non-profit organization, will hold its grand opening book sale Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its new building, located on the back lawn of the Anderson Public Library at 114 N. Main St.

Emma Harris of Anderson County received the “High School Leader” award in the 2013 Youth Salute held May 5 at Asbury University, according to a news release.
The 33rd awards ceremony honored 692 high school juniors from 45 high schools in Central Kentucky. A top Youth Leader was named for each high school, as well as “Youth Leaders of the Year.”
A lunch and leadership seminar was held for all the students the same day as the awards ceremony.